Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3V532C8JR498596 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenApr 25, 2025
CA
Last seenJan 30, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3H3V532C8JR498596
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 4, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3H3

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
V532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
498596

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 33,455 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

Prefix basis · 33,455 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 25, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 30, 2026NCI · Full1OOSUS XPRESS INC 303024U790121/TN
Jul 3, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1US XPRESS INC 303024U790121/TN
Apr 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around5OOSDJ LION TRANSPORT INC 3765203U790121/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US XPRESS INC303024Jul 3, 2025Jan 30, 20262TN
DJ LION TRANSPORT INC3765203Apr 25, 2025Apr 25, 20251CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
U790121TNUS XPRESS INCJul 3, 2025Jan 30, 20262
U790121TNDJ LION TRANSPORT INCApr 25, 2025Apr 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 4, 2026